dtrace

dtrace

Provides probes that relate to DTrace itself, such as BEGIN, ERROR, and END. You can use these probes to initialize DTrace's state before tracing begins, process its state after tracing has completed, and handle unexpected execution errors in other probes.

fasttrap

fasttrap

Supports user-space tracing of DTrace-enabled applications.

io

sdt

Provides probes that relate to data input and output. The io provider enables quick exploration of behavior observed through I/O monitoring tools such as iostat.

proc

sdt

Provides probes for monitoring process creation and termination, LWP creation and termination, execution of new programs, and signal handling.

profile

profile

Provides probes associated with an interrupt that fires at a fixed, specified time interval. These probes are associated with the asynchronous interrupt event rather than with any particular point of execution. You can use these probes to sample some aspect of a system's state.

sched

sdt

Provides probes related to CPU scheduling. Because CPUs are the one resource that all threads must consume, the sched provider is very useful for understanding systemic behavior.

syscall

systrace

Provides probes at the entry to and return from every system call. Because system calls are the primary interface between user-level applications and the operating system kernel, these probes can offer you an insight into the interaction between applications and the system.